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½¿É«µ¼º½ Conference 2026

8 September 2026 to 10 September 2026University of Manchester

Monday 7 September 2026
Pre-Conference Workshops

13:00 – 18:00 Pre-Conference and Conference Registration

 

Tuesday 8 September 2026

08:30 – 10:00

Registration, tea & coffee and exhibition viewing

09:15 – 10:00

Breakfast Session – ECR Networking Session
½¿É«µ¼º½ would like to invite all ECRs – be they ½¿É«µ¼º½ members, or not! – to a welcome breakfast. This will be an opportunity for ECRs to meet new and old colleagues and network, prior to the official commencement of the conference.

10:00 – 10:15

Welcome and opening

10:15 – 11:15

Keynote Plenary

11:30 – 13:00

Parallel Session 1

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch, networking, poster and exhibition viewing

13:30 – 14:15

Lunchtime Session – Special Interest Groups ‘meet and network’ sessions
Attend to meet the SIG convenors, network with other members and find out more about each SIG!

14:30 – 16:00

Parallel Session 2

16:00 – 16:30

Tea & coffee, poster and exhibition viewing

16:30 – 17:30

Keynote Lecture

17:30 – 19:30

Welcome Reception
Drinks, food and entertainment

19:30

End of day 1

Wednesday 9 September 2026

08:00 – 09:00

Registration, tea & coffee and exhibition viewing

08:10 – 08:50

Breakfast Session – Meet the Networks
Attend to meet the Network convenors, network with other members and find out more about each Network!

09:00 – 10:30

Parallel Session 3

10:30 – 11:00

Tea & coffee and exhibition viewing

11:15 – 12:45

Parallel Session 4

12:45 – 14:15

Lunch, networking and exhibition viewing

13:15 – 14:00

Lunchtime Session – Special Interest Groups ‘meet and network’ sessions
Attend to meet the SIG convenors, network with other members and find out more about each SIG!

14:30 – 15:30

Keynote Session

15:45 – 17:15

Parallel Session 5

17:15

End of Day 2

Thursday 10 September 2026

08:00 – 09:00

Registration, tea & coffee and exhibition viewing

09:00 – 10:30

Parallel Session 6

10:30 – 11:00

Tea & coffee and exhibition viewing

11:15 – 12:45

Parallel Session 7

12:45 – 14:15

Lunch, networking and exhibition viewing

13:15 – 14:00

Lunchtime Session –  ½¿É«µ¼º½ Book Launch

14:30 – 16:00

Parallel Session 8

16:15 – 17:30

Keynote Sessions

17:30

Close of Conference

*Draft programme. Subject to change.